Principal Project Manager | Australia

BHP; Brisbane; Presencial; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BHP is seeking a Project Manager for Portfolio & Experience (P&E) initiatives, reporting to the Manager Experience Delivery. You will lead planning, governance, risk management, delivery coordination and reporting to ensure disciplined execution and benefits realisation across P&E.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Technology, Finance and Governance, maintain integrated plans, monitor milestones, and drive delivery health while aligning with strategy and operating model

Formación

• Tertiary qualification in project management or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Certification (PMP/PRINCE2/AIPM) preferred.
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects in a large, global organisation.

Responsabilidades

• Leads end-to-end project management for strategic P&E initiatives.
• Establishes integrated project plans, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Drives project governance, controls, stage gates, and escalation processes.
• Identifies and manages risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Coordinates cross-functional delivery across P&E teams, HR, Technology, Finance and stakeholders.
• Produces high-quality portfolio and project reporting with clear progress visibility.

Conocimientos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Planning & scheduling

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in related field

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

BHP is a world-leading resources company. We work in more than 90 locations worldwide and our products are sold globally.

We've positioned our business to support the megatrends shaping our world. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Copper for renewable energy. And we are moving into potash to support more sustainable farming.

A resource mix for today - and critical to the future.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager Experience Delivery, this role provides project management leadership for Portfolio & Experience (P&E) initiatives, ensuring robust planning, governance, risk management, delivery coordination and reporting. The role drives disciplined project execution, manages dependencies and sequencing, and supports the achievement of strategic outcomes and benefits realisation.

Accountabilities

Leads end-to-end project management for strategic P&E initiatives, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines, budgets, dependencies and outcomes.

Establishes and maintains integrated project plans, critical milestones, resource requirements and delivery schedules.

Drives delivery governance, including project controls, stage gates, decision management and escalation processes.

Identifies, assesses and manages project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, ensuring timely mitigation and resolution.

Coordinates cross-functional delivery across P&E teams, GBS HR, Technology, Finance, Governance and business stakeholders.

Monitors project performance, delivery health and achievement of key milestones, proactively addressing delivery risks and constraints.

Produces high-quality portfolio and project reporting, providing clear visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and delivery outcomes.

Ensures projects align with P&E strategy, operating model principles, governance requirements and business objectives.

Supports benefits realisation by establishing outcome measures, tracking benefits and facilitating post-implementation reviews.

Contributes to the continuous improvement of project management methodologies, standards, tools, templates and delivery practices across P&E.

Maintains oversight of inter-project dependencies and delivery sequencing to optimise resource utilisation and portfolio outcomes.

Provides project management expertise, coaching and guidance to initiative leads and delivery teams to strengthen execution discipline and capability.

About You

Tertiary qualification in project management, business, commerce, human resources or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

Project management certification (such as PMP, PRINCE2 or AIPM) preferred

Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects or programs from initiation through to delivery and benefits realisation, ideally in a large, global organisation

Strong working knowledge of project governance, stage gates, risk and issue management, dependency and resource planning, and delivery reporting

Demonstrated ability to influence and build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, and to coach and guide delivery teams

Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear, concise updates and decisions

Proficiency in project planning and reporting tools, including the Microsoft Office suite (Project, Excel and PowerPoint)

Experience delivering HR, people or operating model change initiatives is preferred but not essential